Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Giavanni Andrew Costa
and Maria Louise (Schreiweis) Costa
Sister of
Annie Louisa (Costa) McKeon, Andrew William Costa, John Henry Costa, Paul Andrew Costa, David Walter Costa, Louisa Mary Josephine (Costa) Penrose, Percival William Costa, Maud May (Costa) Wheeler [half], Lily Costa [half], William George Andrew Costa [half] and Jessie Maud Mary Costa [half]
Wife of
Oliver Ward
— married
24 Oct 1914 in Queensland, Australia
Mother of
Marjorie Elizabeth (Ward) Burke, Constance Mavis (Ward) Polson, Phyllis Muriel (Ward) Badke and Joyce Maureen (Ward) Hall
Died
at age 77
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2021
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Biography
Amelia Eliza Costa
- Birth: 9 October 1893 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Death: 9 January 1971 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia<
- Burial: 12 January 1971 - Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
She married Oliver Ward (20 November 1888 - Abt 27 August 1958)
- Marriage: 24 October 1914 - Queensland, Australia.
Known children of this marriage:
- Marjorie Elizabeth Ward (1916-1964)
- Constance Mavis Ward (1918-1954)
- Phyllis Muriel Ward (1921- )
- Joyce Maureen Ward (1927-2014)
She resided at Railway Street Off Deshnon Street, East Brisbane, in 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Sources
- Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. (Queensland, Australia) [1] Details: Amelia Eliza Costa Event date: 09/Oct/1893 Event type: Birth : 1893/C/9748 Mother: Louisa Schreweise Father/parent: John Costa
- NAA National Archives of Australia Brother's War Record stating Amelia as Next of Kin.
- Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. (Queensland, Australia) https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au
Details: Amelia Eliza Costa Event date: 24/Oct/1914 Event type: Marriage : 1914/B/15738 Spouse: Oliver Ward
- Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. (Queensland, Australia) [2] Details: Amelia Eliza Ward Event date: 09/Jan/1971 Event type: Death registration : 1971/B/20824 Mother: Louisa Schreweise Father/parent: John Costa
- Burial Amelia Eliza Ward, BIRTH : 1894, DEATH : 1971 (aged 76–77), BURIAL : Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia, PLOT : 15-825B, MEMORIAL ID : 184322919, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184322919/amelia-eliza-ward
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
NG Hill 
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch TY8848110 [compare], yourDNAportal GRAbe923616
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Cheryl (Todd) Bell :
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